7th Dream//But in sleep, what dreams may come?
[Private to Youko]
I must apologize for disappearing from your flat as I did, but a change in the wind told me that it may be prudent to remove myself from your home.
Please understand that it is not a lack of desire to stay which prompted this move, simply practicality.
I hope you are not cross with me for not informing you sooner....
/End
[Private to Ukitake]
I would very much like to thank the temple inhabitants by and large for allowing me to remain here, despite my inactivity.
...And I would very much enjoy taking you up on that offer for tee...
/End
There is oddness afoot in the city proper. Some form of disease, I believe?
It is difficult to say.
The matter of the ever-present ticking becoming silenced is something else again.
....It is odd how one becomes used to such things, and their lack becomes cause for concern.
...Even the birds in the garden seem quieter....
In fact, the scent of the garden itself is somewhat distracting.
Perhaps it would be best to remain bedridden today? I find myself lacking the will to rise, and at least enjoy tea in the morning sunlight.